[SC.LUG] Small quiet games box

[Jason Lucas]

If you want to build it yourself then http://www.linITX.com are a good
supplier of small form-factor kit including fanless systems.

Jason

On Fri, 2005-06-10 at 22:11 +0100, John Southern wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am just starting to look around for a new computer for one of my children.
> Like everyone else, space is at a premium. As it is next to his bed, I would 
> prefer something a little quiet, if not silent, as he is bound to forget to 
> switch it off every night.
> The downside is, he wants to play games such as tuxRacer.
> The only other uses will be web access via the house LAN, a small amount of 
> word processing and Perl.
> I would like it to be about to play MP3s and connect USB devices to it, but 
> these are not vital.
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations of what I should be considering or even 
> what to avoid.
> 
> The current setup is a midi tower and 15" monitor, but that really is far, far 
> too big to fit on his desk and I want to avoid using floor space for the box 
> as "OO" trains and Scalextric track are more important (Although today it 
> seems to be Lego and dragons).
> 
> John
> 
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